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Patient Advocacy: A Closer Look

Diversity Nursing

Patient advocacy is a critical aspect of providing safe and effective patient care. Nurse advocates are tasked with helping patients understand and navigate their healthcare journey, including answering questions, explaining medical care, discussing and explaining billing or insurance, and other healthcare-related topics.

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Research Nursing: A Comprehensive Overview

Diversity Nursing

Being a Research Nurse is a unique and vital role within the healthcare system. They are responsible for recruiting and screening eligible participants, obtaining informed consent, and ensuring strict adherence to the study protocol. Patient Care These Nurses also provide comprehensive care to participants in clinical trials.

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The Legal Responsibilities of Nursing

Diversity Nursing

The legal aspects of Nursing are just as important as the clinical aspects to ensure you are providing safe patient care. Medical Malpractice Medical Malpractice is when a Nurse fails to provide patient care that meets the established standards of the Nursing profession, which results in patient compromise or harm.

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How Nurses Can Better Advocate for Their Patients

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However, advocating for patients is challenging, especially with the increasing demands and complexities of healthcare. We explore how nurses can better advocate for their patients so they can navigate these challenges. Clear and Effective Communication Communication is essential to patient advocacy.

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5 tips to improve and better utilize your home care plans [Free tip sheet]

AlayaCare

Lorraine Toderdash, Senior Product Manager at AlayaCare was invited to Home Care Pulse’s podcast, Vision: The Home Care Leaders Podcast, [ see the full episode here ] to discuss how to improve your care plans to increase engagement, accountability, and ultimately improve patient care.

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5 tips to improve and better utilize your home care plans [Free tip sheet]

AlayaCare

Lorraine Toderdash, Senior Product Manager at AlayaCare was invited to Home Care Pulse’s podcast, Vision: The Home Care Leaders Podcast, [ see full episode here ] to discuss how to improve your care plans to increase engagement, accountability, and ultimately improve patient care.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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But nonetheless, the methadone clinic system is entirely separate from the rest of the healthcare system. I’ve had a lot of palliative care colleagues say to me like, “I don’t want to take them out of their methadone clinic because they’re getting so much support from their clinic.” Katie: Sure.